Learn how to tapestry crochet while making this cute gingerbread man! In this step-by-step tutorial, I’m sharing all my tips and tricks to help you get comfortable with tapestry crochet, making this a great project for beginners or anyone wanting to give this fun crochet technique a try.
I’ll walk you through how to read a crochet chart, change colours, manage multiple yarn strands, leave floats, and catch your yarn as you work. Whether this is your first tapestry crochet project or you’re simply looking to practice your colourwork skills, this little gingerbread man is a fun and festive way to learn!
Follow along with the video tutorial and use the crochet chart below to make your very own gingerbread man.
Watch the Gingerbread Man Tapestry Crochet Tutorial:
Follow along with the video tutorial below, where I demonstrate the entire project and share lots of helpful tips for working tapestry crochet.
Gingerbread Man Crochet Chart
You can follow the crochet chart below as you work through your gingerbread man tapestry. The chart shows where to make your colour changes to create the gingerbread design.
If you’re new to working from crochet charts, don’t worry! I explain how to read the chart in the video, including how to follow each row and identify when it’s time to change colours.
Tapestry Crochet Tips & Techniques
Tapestry crochet is a fun way to create pictures and patterns using different yarn colours. Rather than working separate sections of colour, you carry the unused yarn along as you crochet, switching colours whenever your chart indicates.
Here are a few of the techniques I cover in the tutorial:
How to Read a Crochet Chart
A crochet chart is a visual representation of your pattern, with each square representing a stitch. Each square indicates which colour to use, allowing you to build your design row by row. Following a chart might seem a little intimidating at first, but once you understand how to read it, it becomes much easier to create your own tapestry crochet designs. Click here for a video tutorial.
How to Change Colours in Tapestry Crochet
For clean colour changes, you’ll want to complete the final yarn-over of your stitch using the new colour. This allows the next stitch to begin in the correct colour and helps create neat transitions between sections. See tutorial here.
Managing Your Yarn & Leaving Floats
When working with multiple colours, managing your yarn can make a big difference! In the tutorial, I demonstrate how to carry your yarn as you work, when to leave floats at the back of your project, and how to catch your floats so they don’t become too long or loose. See tutorial here for more.
Learning when to carry your yarn and when to leave a float will help keep your work neat and manageable, especially when working on designs with larger sections of colour.
More Christmas Crochet Projects
If you love making festive crochet decorations, be sure to explore more of my Christmas crochet patterns and tutorials (here)! From whimsical holiday decorations to fun little seasonal projects, there’s plenty to keep your hook busy throughout the Christmas season.
I would be so thrilled to see your creations so please be sure to tag me on Instagram @baubles_and_yarn so I can see and share them.
Happy crocheting!
This pattern was designed by Baubles and Yarn. You may sell finished items made from this pattern but please include credits to Baubles and Yarn.
